Ceramics from the Islamic world have been fully appreciated by western art historians and collectors, as well as the discerning public, since the early 20th century. Since then important finds have enhanced the role of ceramics as a valuable source in charting the evolution of Islamic artistic culture. In this monumental and magnificently illustrated book, Géza Fehérvári presents the history of ceramics in the Islamic world through a wide and comprehensive collection of objects spanning all periods and regions of the Islamic world.
Preface 7(2) Tareq Sayid Rajab Foreword 9(1) Ralph Pinder-Wilson Historical Map of the Islamic World and Europe 10(3) Introduction 13(8) The Pre-and Early Islamic Periods (2nd to 8th centuries) 21(12) The Early Abbasid Period Iraq, Iran and Central Asia (9th to early 11th centuries) 33(32) The Fatimid Period In Egypt and North Africa (late 10th to 12th centuries) 65(14) Iranian Sgraffiato (from the 11th up to the early 13th centuries) 79(14) The ``Seljuq Period of Iran (11th to early 13th centuries) 93(38) Glazed Lamps and Lanterns (10th to 13th centuries) 131(14) Glazed Ceramics of Afghanistan (11th to 14th centuries) 145(26) Ayyubid Ceramics of Syria (12th to mid-13th centuries) 171(16) Unglazed Ceramics of the Early Islamic Period 187(28) The Ilkhanid and Timurid Periods in Iran and Central Asia (late 13th to early 16th centuries) 215(28) Mamluk Ceramics of Syria and Egypt (late 13th to early 16th centuries) 243(18) Hispano-Moresque Ceramics of Spain (15th to 18th centuries) 261(8) Safavid and Qajar Ceramics (16th to 19th centuries) 269(36) Ceramics of Ottoman Turkey (16th to 19th centuries) 305(18) Moroccan Ceramics (18th to 19th centuries) 323(10) Moulds, Matrices, Dies and Casts 333(13) Note 346(13) Abbreviations 359(2) Bibliography 361(8) Key to the Illustrations 369(26) Index 395
